Gov. Wes Moore (D) signs an executive order Friday that includes a range of potential solutions to energy generation and transmission issues in Maryland. (Photo by Christine Condon/Maryland Matters)
Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed an executive order on energy Friday, with a focus on streamlining state procedures to attract new energy generation to the state.
Moore acknowledged during Friday’s news conference that the executive order would not lower Marylanders’ rising energy rates in the short term. But by attracting more power developers to the state, the goal is to eventually bolster energy supply and lower bills, he said…